FADEAWAY {gradation and patina}

This morning, I was thinking back to a Theodore Menten book I had when I was little...it was this incredible book of Victorian Women's Fashion paper dolls. I would spend hours looking at each outfit...relishing all of the details that had been drawn into each piece of clothing. Actually, to my surprise, the book is still available, and I've ordered myself a copy. Yay!

So...maybe it was that which inspired me, today...I really love the look of these soft, nostalgic and sort of foggy colors and shapes that are put together in the block of images above. To me, they have a really expressive quality because they're just not so hard edged.

The images of wildflowers and animals are part of a great series of xerox transfers by Jason Meyer...personally, I love the wildflowers  the best...they look like old scientific specimins!

Jeweler Ivey Brassil was kind enough to email me about her beautiful and subtle collection, Enso Jewelry the other day...and I love the way she uses patina and subtle natural colors to give her pieces meaning.

This vessel, by upintheairsomewhere, is just so abstract and personal and lovely...this artist is known for an incredibly light, beautifully impermanent quality in all of her work.

And last but not least is the wonderful collection of jewelry at sweet vintage, an etsy shop is bursting with well-designed, days-of-yore jewelry finds...my favorite is this big, silver oriental cuff-- and I love the way she styles each of her photos with vintage postcards and a soft, white light-- it really brings out the vintage aesthetic.